“It isn’t true that the mining trade in Cesar goes to finish”

Throughout the general public listening to of the Senate of the Republic, held within the municipality of L. a. Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar, to talk about the problem of the closure of the Prodeco mines, the Minister of the Surroundings, Susana Muhamad, said that it is going to no longer result in Cesar Within the mining trade, there’s a transition procedure that will have to be labored on in an instant.

“It isn’t true that the mining trade goes to finish, the titles move till 2039, however 15 years are not anything and if we commence with this now, when the opposite closures which might be going to reach arrive, we need to cling on in order to not create those bubbles which might be burst,” he stated.

When relating to the Prodeco factor, the professional said that with a brand new operator or with out an operator, the transition has to start. This can be a long run paintings proposed by way of the federal government of President Gustavo Petro to direct the economic system of the dept of Cesar against the nation-state.

Because of this, he requested that the nationwide govt be allowed to complete that paintings to factor an offer file. “That we generate a Binding Regional Discussion of the mining hall and that the federal government put this proposal as an preliminary enter to proceed the dialogue,” stated Susana Muhamad, in order that this 12 months we transfer against the social settlement of the mining hall this is incorporated within the plan. construction.

“The social emergency needs to be addressed now and the paintings against the longer term needs to be addressed now, Prodeco will have to devote and be clear in its pending responsibilities,” stated the Minister of the Surroundings, noting that she is assured that this would be the case and that Each the ANLA and the Nationwide Mining Company will have to call for compliance.

He added that the closure of Prodeco can be utilized as an anchor in order that stated closure is going in that path and helps that convergence. He additionally confident that the closure of Prodeco, if considered with a collective imaginative and prescient, may also be a possibility that comes with making an investment assets.

For his section, Senator Didier Lobo proposes the development of a Conpes this is financed with royalty assets and that comes to an power and social transition, exertions reconversion, strengthening of the productive and agro-industrial sectors and promotion of entrepreneurship.

“Minister, inform Petro that the Arhuacos aren’t the one indigenous other people within the nation, that he additionally concentrate to the Yukpas,” stated Davinson Restrepo, Yukpa chief on the Public Listening to in L. a. Jagua de Ibirico.

OTHER CONCLUSIONS OF THE HEARING

Throughout the listening to, 25 other people from the mining hall had been heard, who offered the commercial and social scenario that exists within the area after the renunciation of the mining titles in L. a. Jagua de Ibirico and Calenturitas.

The Senate of the Republic will create an unintentional fee to practice up at the commitments made by way of the ANLA, the Nationwide Mining Company, the Nationwide Executive and Prodeco all over the Public Listening to.

Subsequent Wednesday a running desk will likely be held on the Nationwide Mining Company, with the presence of Prodeco, the mayors of L. a. Jagua de Ibirico, Becerril and El Paso, congressmen and representatives of the Nationwide Executive.

The Prodeco Team dedicated to completely agree to its mining, environmental and social responsibilities. They’re looking forward to the Nationwide Executive to outline how they’ll obtain the mine: whether or not enabled for operational task or in overall closure.

Overview the returns of the overall royalty pool and create a regional mining fund in order that assets may also be directed to the productive, agroindustrial and entrepreneurship sectors.

Comparable